0 Employee co-investing in a PE fund with an IRA 3 7y
+6 Urgent- NFI-ODCE. 1 7y
+3 Total Comp MD first year 1 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7y
+3 PE Case Study Modeling 2 7y
+3 Will senior BD professionals share a bit about their background and experience working up the sourcing side? 1 7y
+25 How would you invest $100m in technology? 8 7y
+19 Private Equity Secondaries - question on valuing stakes 2 7y
0 Senior associate - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+3 2019 Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets (MIRA) Sophomore One-Day Event 1 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
+10 Working in PE with a family 3 7y
0 HOPU Jinghua (Beijing) Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+57 Family office versus traditional PE shop 14 7y
+12 Houdaille LBO Prospectus 1 7y
+16 Stay in my current role or switch? 3 7y
0 American Securities - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+6 sorry had to delete my post 1 7y
0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Private Equity Information Sessions 1 7y
0 Novacap - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Novacap - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+9 Good practices on how everything flows through between Balance Sheet and CFS? 1 7y
0 Quantum Energy Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+51 How to tell the prestige of LMM or MM PE firms? 19 7y
+6 Private Equity Deal with a Company 3 7y
+3 Best book on Coca Cola 2 7y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 7y
+9 International Farming Corporation 1 7y
+6 Questions about REPE 2 7y
+31 Spectrum Equity Interview - 2nd Round 11 7y
+12 Exit Incentive CRO MM Portfolio Company 1 7y
+17 Reducing Hourly Flex Due to Deals? 2 7y
0 BlackRock - Review - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 7y
+29 How you chose your (middle market) PE fund? 7 7y
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
+22 Looking to Find PE Partner or Accredited Investor or Small Biz Owner - Can Guarantee Up to 50% Greater ROI 8 7y
+9 GS- Securities,- Private Capital 1 7y
0 Storm Venutes - Interview - NA Data 7y
+10 Seeking Biz Partner in Buying Profitable Companies Over $1MM EBITDA 1 7y
0 Eldridge Industries - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 Roark Capital Group - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Roark Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+4 Benefit of connecting with an associate before resume screen at a firm that is hiring off cycle but is typically on cycle? 4 7y
+23 Graduating soon and need help deciding between BB PE firm (middle office) vs boutique consulting firm vs MM Equity research 2 7y
0 WL Ross and Co LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+15 VP Responsibilities 1 7y
+41 Q&A: Private Equity Associate, started after my undergraduate 40 7y
+10 Oaktree 6 7y
0 Recreating my own "IBD training"? 1 7y
+17 Raising a Search Fund for a Distressed Investment? 1 7y
+3 selling family office contact lists 1 7y
0 LBO structure question about subordinated / high-yield debt 4 7y
+3 difference between capital allocations and AUM? 1 7y
+105 Is this associate compensation competitive? 22 7y
+24 Starting in a MF/UMM --> more opportunities for MM later? 4 7y
+10 Associate at ~$1bn Fund -> First Jr. Employee at First Time Fund (~$100m) 2 7y
+9 Solved 'WSO Basic LBO Example New' Model?? 1 7y
+12 Internship off-cycle opportunity 1 7y
+12 ODD Analyst Interview 1 7y
0 Evercore - Review - Secondaries Data 7y
+12 Is this weird? 1 7y
+10 Buyside Recruiting with no transaction experience? 1 7y
0 Focus Financial Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+11 Corp Dev M&A --> PE 2 7y
+21 Transition from Quant to PE/IB : Seeking some evaluation 1 7y
+14 Is an outside senior recommendation helpful for megafund recruiting? 5 7y
0 TD Bank - Review - NA Data 7y
0 TD Bank - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Satori Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+14 Funds of funds and co-investments 3 7y
0 bcIMC - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 bcIMC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+13 Lone Star Private Equity 3 7y
0 First Derivatives - Interview - Derivatives Data 7y
+3 How to negotiate for LBO transaction for buyers 1 7y
+36 Reasonable entry multiple for buyout target? 12 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+51 Debt for LBO? 7 7y
+12 Fly for case presentation? 3 7y
+15 LMM - MM - MF 6 7y
+3 Financial Services PE 1 7y
0 Platinum Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+25 Should I start in Big 4 Audit or PE 5 7y
+22 Project Finance to Private Equity 9 7y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Review - Portfolio Management Data 7y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 7y
+22 Infrastructure PE - Players, career path, etc. 15 7y
0 Infra PE Analyst vs. Pension Fund Infra PE Analyst 4 7y
+3 DELETED thread.................. 1 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Bain Capital 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (98) $365
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (104) $281
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (411) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $62
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